Statistical information Philippines 2016

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Philippines - Introduction 2016

The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century; they were ceded to the US in 1898 following the Spanish-American War. In 1935 the Philippines became a self-governing commonwealth. Manuel QUEZON was elected president and was tasked with preparing the country for independence after a 10-year transition. In 1942 the islands fell under Japanese occupation during World War II and US forces and Filipinos fought together during 1944-45 to regain control. On 4 July 1946 the Republic of the Philippines attained its independence. A 20-year rule by Ferdinand MARCOS ended in 1986 when a 'people power' movement in Manila ('EDSA 1') forced him into exile and installed Corazon AQUINO as president. Her presidency was hampered by several coup attempts that prevented a return to full political stability and economic development. Fidel RAMOS was elected president in 1992. His administration was marked by increased stability and by progress on economic reforms. In 1992 the US closed its last military bases on the islands. Joseph ESTRADA was elected president in 1998. He was succeeded by his vice-president Gloria MACAPAGAL-ARROYO in January 2001 after ESTRADA's stormy impeachment trial on corruption charges broke down and another 'people power' movement ('EDSA 2') demanded his resignation. MACAPAGAL-ARROYO was elected to a six-year term as president in May 2004. Her presidency was marred by several corruption allegations but the Philippine economy was one of the few to avoid contraction following the 2008 global financial crisis expanding each year of her administration. Benigno AQUINO III was elected to a six-year term as president in May 2010.
The Philippine Government faces threats from several groups some of which are on the US Government's Foreign Terrorist Organization list. Manila has waged a decades-long struggle against ethnic Moro insurgencies in the southern Philippines which has led to a peace accord with the Moro National Liberation Front and ongoing peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. The decades-long Maoist-inspired New People's Army insurgency also operates through much of the country. The Philippines faces increased tension with China over disputed territorial and maritime claims in the South China Sea.

Philippines - Geography 2016

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Location: Southeastern Asia archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea east of Vietnam

Geographic coordinates: 13 00 N 122 00 E

Map reference: Southeast Asia

Area
Total: 300,000 km²
Land: 298,170 km²
Water: 1830 km²
Rank: 73
Comparative: slightly less than twice the size of Georgia; slightly larger than Arizona

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 36,289 km

Maritime claims
Territorial sea: irregular polygon extending up to 100 nm from coastline as defined by 1898 treaty; since late 1970s has also claimed polygonal-shaped area in South China Sea as wide as 285 nm
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Continental shelf: to the depth of exploitation

Climate: tropical marine; northeast monsoon (November to April); southwest monsoon (May to October)

Terrain: mostly mountains with narrow to extensive coastal lowlands

Elevation
Mean elevation: 442 m
Elevation extremes: lowest point: Philippine Sea 0 m: highest point: Mount Apo 2,954 m

Natural resources: timber petroleum nickel cobalt silver gold salt copper

Land use

Land use
Agricultural land: 41%

arable land: 18.2%
permanent crops: 17.8%
permanent pasture: 5%

Forest: 25.9%
Other: 33.1%

Irrigated land: 16,270 km² (2012)

Major rivers

Major watersheds area km²

Total water withdrawal

Total renewable water resources

Natural hazards: astride typhoon belt usually affected by 15 and struck by five to six cyclonic storms each year; landslides; active volcanoes; destructive earthquakes; tsunamis
Volcanism: significant volcanic activity; Taal which has shown recent unrest and may erupt in the near future has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Mayon (elev. 2,462 m) the country's most active volcano erupted in 2009 forcing over 33,000 to be evacuated; other historically active volcanoes include Biliran Babuyan Claro Bulusan Camiguin Camiguin de Babuyanes Didicas Iraya Jolo Kanlaon Makaturing Musuan Parker Pinatubo and Ragang

Geography
Note: the Philippine archipelago is made up of 7,107 islands; favorably located in relation to many of Southeast Asia's main water bodies: the South China Sea Philippine Sea Sulu Sea Celebes Sea and Luzon Strait

Philippines - People 2016

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Population: 102,624,209 (July 2016 est.)
Rank: 13
Growth rate: 1.59% (2016 est.)
Growth rate rank: 73
Below poverty line: 25.2% (2012 est.)

Nationality
Noun: Filipino
Adjective: Philippine

Ethnic groups: Tagalog 28.1% Cebuano 13.1% Ilocano 9% Bisaya/Binisaya 7.6% Hiligaynon Ilonggo 7.5% Bikol 6% Waray 3.4% other 25.3% (2000 census)

Languages: Filipino (official; based on Tagalog) and English (official); eight major dialects - Tagalog Cebuano Ilocano Hiligaynon or Ilonggo Bicol Waray Pampango and Pangasinan

Religions: Catholic 82.9% (Roman Catholic 80.9% Aglipayan 2%) Muslim 5% Evangelical 2.8% Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3% other Christian 4.5% other 1.8% unspecified 0.6% none 0.1% (2000 census)

Demographic profile

Age structure

Age structure
0-14 years: 33.71%
15-24 years: 19.17%
25-54 years: 36.86%
55-64 years: 5.89%
65 years and over: 4.38% (2016 est.)

Dependency ratios
Total dependency ratio: 57.6%
Youth dependency ratio: 50.3%
Elderly dependency ratio: 7.2%
Potential support ratio: 13.9%

Median age
Total: 23.4 years
Male: 22.9 years
Female: 23.8 years
Rank: 168

Population growth rate: 1.59% (2016 est.)
Rank: 73

Birth rate: 24 births/1000 population (2016 est.)
Rank: 61

Death rate: 6.1 deaths/1000 population (2016 est.)
Rank: 161

Net migration rate: -2 migrant(s)/1000 population (2016 est.)
Rank: 168

Population distribution

Urbanization
Urban population: 44.4% of total population
Rate of urbanization: 1.32% annual rate of change

Major urban areas
Population: MANILA (capital) 12.946 million; Davao 1.63 million; Cebu City 951,000; Zamboanga 936,000 (2015)

Environment
Current issues: uncontrolled deforestation especially in watershed areas; soil erosion; air and water pollution in major urban centers; coral reef degradation; increasing pollution of coastal mangrove swamps that are important fish breeding grounds
International agreements party to: Biodiversity Climate Change Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Desertification Endangered Species Hazardous Wastes Law of the Sea Marine Dumping Ozone Layer Protection Ship Pollution Tropical Timber 83 Tropical Timber 94 Wetlands Whaling
International agreements signed but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants

Air pollutants

Sex ratio
At birth: 1.05 male/female
0-14 years: 1.04 male/female
15-24 years: 1.04 male/female
25-54 years: 1.03 male/female
55-64 years: 0.84 male/female
65 years and over: 0.72 male/female
Total population: 1.01 male/female

Mothers mean age at first birth: 23
Note: median age at first birth among women 25-29

Maternal mortality ratio

Infant mortality rate
Total: 21.9 deaths/1000 live births
Male: 24.8 deaths/1000 live births
Female: 18.8 deaths/1000 live births
Rank: 78

Life expectancy at birth
Total population: 69.2 years
Male: 65.7 years
Female: 72.9 years
Rank: 161

Total fertility rate: 3.06 children born/woman (2016 est.)
Rank: 56

Contraceptive prevalence rate: 48.9% (2011)

Drinking water source:

urban: 93.7% of population
rural: 90.3% of population
total: 91.8% of population
urban: 6.3% of population
rural: 9.7% of population
total: 8.2% of population (2015 est.)

Current health expenditure

Physicians density

Hospital bed density: 1 beds/1000 population (2011)

Sanitation facility access:

urban: 77.9% of population
rural: 70.8% of population
total: 73.9% of population
urban: 22.1% of population
rural: 29.2% of population
total: 26.1% of population (2015 est.)

Hiv/Aids
Adult prevalence rate: 0.08% (2015 est.)
Adult prevalence rate rank: 118
People living with hivaids: 42,500 (2015 est.)
People living with hivaids rank: 64
Deaths: 600 (2015 est.)
Deaths rank: 83

Major infectious diseases
Degree of risk: high
Food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea hepatitis A and typhoid fever
Vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria
Water contact disease: leptospirosis

Obesity adult prevalence rate: 4.7% (2014)
Rank: 148

Alcohol consumption

Tobacco use

Children under the age of 5 years underweight: 19.9% (2014)
Rank: 29

Education expenditures: 2.7% of GDP (2009)
Rank: 149

Literacy
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 96.3%
Male: 95.8%
Female: 96.8%

School life expectancy primary to tertiary education
Total: 13 years
Male: 12 years
Female: 13 years

Youth unemployment

Philippines - Government 2016

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Country name
Conventional long form: Republic of the Philippines
Conventional short form: Philippines
Local long form: Republika ng Pilipinas
Local short form: Pilipinas
Etymology: named in honor of King Phillip II of Spain by Spanish explorer Ruy LOPEZ de VILLALOBOS who visited some of the islands in 1543

Government type: presidential republic

Capital
Name: Manila
Geographic coordinates: 14 36 N 120 58 E
Time difference: UTC+8

Administrative divisions: 80 provinces and 39 chartered cities
Provinces: Abra Agusan del Norte Agusan del Sur Aklan Albay Antique Apayao Aurora Basilan Bataan Batanes Batangas Biliran Benguet Bohol Bukidnon Bulacan Cagayan Camarines Norte Camarines Sur Camiguin Capiz Catanduanes Cavite Cebu Compostela Cotabato Davao del Norte Davao del Sur Davao Oriental Dinagat Islands Eastern Samar Guimaras Ifugao Ilocos Norte Ilocos Sur Iloilo Isabela Kalinga Laguna Lanao del Norte Lanao del Sur La Union Leyte Maguindanao Marinduque Masbate Mindoro Occidental Mindoro Oriental Misamis Occidental Misamis Oriental Mountain Negros Occidental Negros Oriental Northern Samar Nueva Ecija Nueva Vizcaya Palawan Pampanga Pangasinan Quezon Quirino Rizal Romblon Samar Sarangani Siquijor Sorsogon South Cotabato Southern Leyte Sultan Kudarat Sulu Surigao del Norte Surigao del Sur Tarlac Tawi-Tawi Zambales Zamboanga del Norte Zamboanga del Sur Zamboanga Sibugay
Chartered cities: Angeles Antipolo Bacolod Baguio Butuan Cagayan de Oro Caloocan Cebu Cotabato Dagupan Davao General Santos Iligan Iloilo Lapu-Lapu Las Pinas Lucena Makati Malabon Mandaluyong Mandaue Manila Marikina Muntinlupa Naga Navotas Olongapo Ormoc Paranaque Pasay Pasig Puerto Princesa Quezon San Juan Santiago Tacloban Taguig Valenzuela Zamboanga

Dependent areas

Independence: 4 July 1946 (from the US)

National holiday: Independence Day 12 June (1898); note - 12 June 1898 was date of declaration of independence from Spain; 4 July 1946 was date of independence from the US

Constitution: several previous; latest ratified 2 February 1987 effective 11 February 1987 (2016)

Legal system: mixed legal system of civil common Islamic and customary law

International law organization participation: accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

Citizenship
Citizenship by birth: no
Citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of the Philippines
Dual citizenship recognized: no
Residency requirement for naturalization: 10 years

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

Executive branch
Chief of state: President Rodrigo DUTERTE ; Vice President Leni ROBREDO (since 30 June 2016); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government
Head of government: President Rodrigo DUTERTE
Cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president with the consent of the Commission of Appointments an independent body of 25 Congressional members including the Senate president appointed by the president
Electionsappointments: president and vice president directly elected on separate ballots by simple majority popular vote for a single 6-year term; election last held on 9 May 2016
Election results: Rodrigo DUTERTE elected president; percent of vote - Rodrigo DUTERTE 39% Manuel 'Mar' ROXAS (LP) 23.4% Grace POE (independent) 21.4% Jejomar BINAY (UNA) 12.7% Miriam Defensor SANTIAGO (PRP) 3%; Leni ROBREDO elected vice president; percent of vote Leni ROBREDO (LP) 35.1% Bongbong MARCOS (independent) 34.5%

Legislative branch
Description: bicameral Congress or Kongreso consists of the Senate or Senado and the House of Representatives or Kapulungan Ng Mga Kinatawan (292 seats; 234 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 58 representing minorities directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 3-year terms)
Elections: Senate - elections last held on 13 May 2013 ; House of Representatives - elections last held on 13 May 2013 (next to be held in May 2016)
Election results: Senate - percent of vote by party for 2013 election - UNA 26.94% NP 15.3% LP 11.32% NPC 10.15% LDP 5.38% PDP-Laban 4.95% others 9.72% independents 16.24%; seats by party after 2013 election - UNA 5 NP 5 LP 4 Lakas 2 NPC 2 LDP 1 PDP-Laban 1 PRP 1 independents 3; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - LP 38.3% NPC 17.4% UNA 11.4% NUP 8.7% NP 8.5% Lakas 5.3% independents 6.0% others 4.4%; seats by party - LP 110 NPC 43 NUP 24 NP 17 Lakas 14 UNA 8 independents 6 others 12; party-list 57

Judicial branch
Highest court: Supreme Court
Judge selection and term of office: justices are appointed by the president on the recommendation of the Judicial and Bar Council a constitutionally-created 6-member body that recommends Supreme Court nominees; justices serve until age 70
Subordinate courts: Court of Appeals; Sandiganbayan ; Court of Tax Appeals; regional metropolitan and municipal trial courts; sharia courts

Political parties and leaders: United Nationalist Alliance or UNA [Toby TIANGCO (acting)] - PDP-Laban and PMP coalition for the 2013 election

International organization participation: ADB APEC ARF ASEAN BIS CD CICA (observer) CP EAS FAO G-24 G-77 IAEA IBRD ICAO ICC (national committees) ICCt ICRM IDA IFAD IFC IFRCS IHO ILO IMF IMO IMSO Interpol IOC IOM IPU ISO ITSO ITU ITUC (NGOs) MIGA MINUSTAH NAM OAS (observer) OPCW PCA PIF (partner) UN UNCTAD UNESCO UNHCR UNIDO Union Latina UNMIL UNMOGIP UNOCI UNWTO UPU WCO WFTU (NGOs) WHO WIPO WMO WTO

Diplomatic representation
In the us chief of mission: Ambassador ; Charge d'Affaires Ad interim Patrick A. CHUASOTO
In the us chancery: 1600 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington DC 20,036
In the us telephone: [1] 467-9,300
In the us FAX: [1] 328-7,614
In the us consulate general: Chicago Honolulu Los Angeles New Yoek Saipan San Francisco Tamuning (Guam)
From the us chief of mission: Ambassador Philip S. GOLDBERG
From the us embassy: 1201 Roxas Boulevard Manila 1000
From the us mailing address: PSC 500 FPO AP 96,515-1000
From the us telephone: [63] 301-2000
From the us FAX: [63] 301-2017

Flag description

: two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red; a white equilateral triangle is based on the hoist side; the center of the triangle displays a yellow sun with eight primary rays; each corner of the triangle contains a small yellow five-pointed star; blue stands for peace and justice red symbolizes courage the white equal-sided triangle represents equality; the rays recall the first eight provinces that sought independence from Spain while the stars represent the three major geographical divisions of the country: Luzon Visayas and Mindanao; the design of the flag dates to 1897
Note: in wartime the flag is flown upside down with the red band at the top

National symbols: three stars and sun Philippine eagle; national colors: red white blue yellow

National anthem
Name: 'Lupang Hinirang'
Lyrics and music: Jose PALMA /Julian FELIPE
Note: music adopted 1898 original Spanish lyrics adopted 1899 Filipino lyrics adopted 1956; although the original lyrics were written in Spanish later English and Filipino versions were created; today only the Filipino version is used

National heritage

Philippines - Economy 2016

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Economy overview:

The economy has been relatively resilient to global economic shocks due to less exposure to troubled international securities lower dependence on exports relatively resilient domestic consumption large remittances from about 10 million overseas Filipino workers and migrants and a rapidly expanding outsourcing industry. The current account balance has recorded consecutive surpluses since 2003 international reserves remain at comfortable levels and the banking system is stable.
Efforts to improve tax administration and expenditures management have helped ease the Philippines' debt burden and tight fiscal situation. The Philippines has received investment-grade credit ratings on its sovereign debt under the AQUINO administration and has had little difficulty financing its budget deficits. However weak absorptive capacity and implementation bottlenecks have prevented the government from maximizing its expenditure plans which the administration has been working to address. Although it has improved the low tax-to-GDP ratio remains a constraint to supporting increasingly higher spending levels and sustaining strong growth over the longer term.
Economic growth has accelerated averaging 6.0% per year from 2011 to 2015 compared with 4.5% under the MACAPAGAL-ARROYO government; and competitiveness rankings have improved. The Philippines has not sustained steady growth in foreign direct investment which continues to lag regional peers.
Although the economy has grown at a faster pace under the AQUINO government challenges to achieving more inclusive growth remain. The unemployment rate has declined somewhat in recent years but remains high hovering at around 6.5%; underemployment is also high ranging from 18% to 19% of the employed. At least 40% of the employed work in the informal sector. Poverty afflicts about a quarter of the population. More than 60% of the poor reside in rural areas a challenge to raising rural farm and non-farm incomes. The AQUINO administration has been working to boost expenditures for education health transfers to the poor and other social spending programs. Infrastructure remains underfunded and the government is relying on the private sector to help with major projects under its Public-Private Partnership program. Continued efforts are needed to improve governance the judicial system the regulatory environment and the overall ease of doing business.
Notable achievements over the past year include passage of laws that liberalized the entry of foreign banks into the country; partially relaxed the cabotage law by allowing foreign vessels to ply import and export cargo within the archipelago; and passage of anti-trust legislation. Substantial progress has also been made towards passage of a Customs Tariff and Modernization Act to meet international standards and commitments with strong prospects of enactment into law before President AQUINO steps down from office. However the Philippine Constitution and other laws restrict foreign ownership in important activities/sectors - such as land ownership and public utilities.

Real gdp purchasing power parity:

$741 billion (2015 est.)
$700.4 billion (2014 est.)
$659.9 billion (2013 est.)

Note: data are in 2015 US dollars
Rank: 30

Real gdp growth rate:

5.8% (2015 est.)
6.1% (2014 est.)
7.1% (2013 est.)

Rank: 31

Real gdp per capita:

$7,300 (2015 est.)
$7,000 (2014 est.)
$6,700 (2013 est.)

Note: data are in 2015 US dollars
Rank: 153

Gross national saving:

23.4% of GDP (2015 est.)
24.3% of GDP (2014 est.)
24.2% of GDP (2013 est.)

Rank: 64

Gdp composition by sector of origin

Gdp composition by end use
Household consumption: 73.9%
Government consumption: 11%
Investment in fixed capital: 21.5%
Investment in inventories: -1%
Exports of goods and services: 28.2%
Imports of goods and services: -33.5%

Gdp composition by sector of origin
Agriculture: 10.3%
Industry: 30.8%
Services: 59%

Agriculture products: sugarcane coconuts rice corn bananas cassava (manioc tapioca) pineapples mangoes; pork eggs beef; fish

Industries: electronics assembly garments footwear pharmaceuticals chemicals wood products food processing petroleum refining fishing

Industrial production growth rate: 6% (2015 est.)
Rank: 33

Labor force: 41.76 million (2015 est.)
Rank: 16
By occupation agriculture: 29%
By occupation industry: 16%
By occupation services: 55%

Labor force

Unemployment rate:

6.3% (2015 est.)
6.8% (2014 est.)

Rank: 72

Youth unemployment

Population below poverty line: 25.2% (2012 est.)

Gini index

Household income or consumption by percentage share
Lowest 10: 2.9%
Highest 10: 30.5%

Distribution of family income gini index:

46 (2012)
46.4 (2009)

Rank: 34

Budget
Revenues: $46.35 billion
Expenditures: $49.02 billion
Surplus or deficit: -0.9% of GDP (2015 est.)
Surplus or deficit rank: 54

Taxes and other revenues: 15.9% of GDP (2015 est.)
Rank: 191

Public debt:

44.8% of GDP (2015 est.)
45.4% of GDP (2014 est.)

Note: data cover debt issued by the national government and excludes debt instruments issued by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data exclude debt issued by social security institutions government-owned and controlled corporations the Central Bank and local government units
Rank: 100

Revenue

Fiscal year: calendar year

Inflation rate consumer prices:

1.3% (2015 est.)
4.2% (2014 est.)

Rank: 103

Central bank discount rate:

6.13% (31 December 2015)
6.13% (31 December 2014)

Rank: 64

Commercial bank prime lending rate:

5.58% (31 December 2015 est.)
5.53% (31 December 2014 est.)

Rank: 134

Stock of narrow money:

$56.56 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$51.92 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

Rank: 47

Stock of broad money:

$179.1 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$172.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

Rank: 44

Stock of domestic credit:

$166.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$158.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

Rank: 46

Market value of publicly traded shares:

$286.1 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$318.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
$268.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)

Rank: 30

Current account balance:

$8.396 billion (2015 est.)
$10.76 billion (2014 est.)

Rank: 25

Exports:

$43.28 billion (2015 est.)
$49.82 billion (2014 est.)

Rank: 53
Commodities: semiconductors and electronic products transport equipment garments copper products petroleum products coconut oil fruits
Partners: Japan 21.1% US 15% China 10.9% Hong Kong 10.6% Singapore 6.2% Germany 4.5% South Korea 4.3% (2015)

Imports:

$64.97 billion (2015 est.)
$67.16 billion (2014 est.)

Rank: 40
Commodities: electronic products mineral fuels machinery and transport equipment iron and steel textile fabrics grains chemicals plastic
Partners: China 16.2% US 10.8% Japan 9.6% Singapore 7% South Korea 6.5% Thailand 6.4% Malaysia 4.8% Indonesia 4.4% (2015)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$80.67 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$79.54 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

Rank: 28

Debt external:

$77.46 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$77.66 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

Rank: 54

Stock of direct foreign investment at home:

$59.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$56.65 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

Rank: 55

Stock of direct foreign investment abroad:

$41.1 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$35.79 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

Rank: 46

Exchange rates:

Philippine pesos (PHP) per US dollar -
45.503 (2015 est.)
44.395 (2014 est.)
44.395 (2013 est.)
42.23 (2012 est.)
43.313 (2011 est.)

Philippines - Energy 2016

Philippines - Communication 2016

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Telephones
Fixed lines total subscriptions: 3.039 million
Fixed lines subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 3
Fixed lines rank: 47
Mobile cellular total: 120.255 million
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 119
Mobile cellular rank: 13

Telephone system
General assessment: good international radiotelephone and submarine cable services; domestic and interisland service adequate
Domestic: telecommunications infrastructure includes the following platforms: fixed line mobile cellular cable TV over-the-air TV radio and Very Small Aperture Terminal fiber-optic cable and satellite for redundant international connectivity
International: country code - 63; a series of submarine cables together provide connectivity to the US and to countries like Hong Kong Guam Singapore Taiwan Japan Brunei and Malaysia among others; multiple international gateways

Broadcast media: multiple national private TV and radio networks; multi-channel satellite and cable TV systems available; more than 350 TV stations - 6 major TV networks operating nationwide with 1 being government owned; about 1300 cable TV providers with more than 2 million subscribers and some 1300 radio stations; the Philippines adopted Japan’s Integrated Service Digital Broadcast – Terrestrial standard for digital terrestrial television in November 2013 and is scheduled to complete the switch from analog to digital broadcasting by the end of 2015 (2015)

Internet
Country code: .ph
Users total: 41.106 million
Users percent of population: 40.7%
Users rank: 17

Broadband fixed subscriptions

Philippines - Military 2016

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Military expenditures:

1.19% of GDP (2012)
1.21% of GDP (2011)
1.19% of GDP (2010)

Rank: 83

Military and security forces

Military service age and obligation: 17-23 years of age (officers 20-24) for voluntary military service; no conscription; applicants must be single male or female Philippine citizens with either 72 college credit hours (enlisted) or a baccalaureate degree (officers) (2013)

Space program

Terrorist groups

Philippines - Transportation 2016

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National air transport system
Number of registered air carriers: 11
Inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 158
Annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 32,230,986
Annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 484,190,968 mt-km

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix: RP (2016)

Airports: 247 (2013)
Rank: 24
With paved runways total: 89
With paved runways over 3047 m: 4
With paved runways 2438 to 3047 m: 8
With paved runways 15-24 to 2437 m: 33
With paved runways 914 to 1523 m: 34
With paved runways under 914 m: 10
With unpaved runways total: 158
With unpaved runways 15-24 to 2437 m: 3
With unpaved runways 914 to 1523 m: 56
With unpaved runways under 914 m: 99

Heliports: 2 (2013)

Pipelines: gas 567 km; oil 138 km; refined products 185 km (2013)

Railways
Total: 995 km
Narrow gauge: 995 km 1.067-m gauge (2015)
Rank: 92

Roadways
Total: 216,387 km
Paved: 61,093 km
Unpaved: 155,294 km
Rank: 23

Waterways: 3,219 km (limited to vessels with draft less than 1.5 m) (2011)
Rank: 30

Merchant marine
Total: 446
By type: bulk carrier 76 cargo 152 carrier 12 chemical tanker 27 container 17 liquefied gas 5 passenger 7 passenger/cargo 65 petroleum tanker 44 refrigerated cargo 20 roll on/roll off 11 vehicle carrier 10
Foreign owned: 159
Registered in other countries: 7 (2010)
Rank: 23

Ports and terminals
Major seaport: Batangas Cagayan de Oro Cebu Davao Liman Manila
Container port: Manila (3,342,200)

Philippines - Transnational issues 2016

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Disputes international: Philippines claims sovereignty over Scarborough Reef (also claimed by China together with Taiwan) and over certain of the Spratly Islands known locally as the Kalayaan (Freedom) Islands also claimed by China Malaysia Taiwan and Vietnam; the 2002 'Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea' has eased tensions in the Spratly Islands but falls short of a legally binding 'code of conduct' desired by several of the disputants; in March 2005 the national oil companies of China the Philippines and Vietnam signed a joint accord to conduct marine seismic activities in the Spratly Islands; Philippines retains a dormant claim to Malaysia's Sabah State in northern Borneo based on the Sultanate of Sulu's granting the Philippines Government power of attorney to pursue a sovereignty claim on his behalf; maritime delimitation negotiations continue with Palau

Refugees and internally displaced persons
IDPs: 63,174 the Bohol earthquake (October 2013) Typhoon Haiyan (November 2013) and Typhoon Hagupit (December 2014)) (2015)
Stateless persons: 7,138 ; note - stateless persons are descendants of Indonesian migrants

Illicit drugs: domestic methamphetamine production has been a growing problem in recent years despite government crackdowns; major consumer of amphetamines; longstanding marijuana producer mainly in rural areas where Manila's control is limited

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